AI For Business Associate Trainer

Associate AI for Business Trainer

Type: Freelance associate, engaged per course or per day.

Rate: £400-£500 per delivery day, depending on experience and course type.

Engagement start: Rolling, from summer 2026.

Delivery: One-day, two-day, half-day courses, plus in-house sessions for employer teams.

Location: Online first, with in-person delivery for in-house employer days and occasional days in Sussex and the South East.

Closing date: Monday 6 July 2026.

TechNative provides industry-led training and skills development programmes to build the AI and digital workforce across Sussex. Alongside our government-funded Skills Bootcamps, we are launching a range of short courses that help working professionals and small and medium-sized businesses adopt AI confidently, safely and productively in their day-to-day work.

We are building a pool of freelance associate trainers to deliver these courses, and we would like to hear from practitioners who use AI in real work and can teach it well.

The opportunity

There is strong demand from SMEs and individual professionals for practical, non-technical AI training that goes beyond awareness sessions and tool demonstrations. Most provision in the market teaches a single tool or pitches at executive strategy level. Far less of it helps teams actually change how they work. That is the space these courses occupy.

We are developing a range of short courses across a spread of topics, and we expect the range to grow as demand becomes clearer. Associate trainers can deliver across several areas or specialise in one or two. Current and planned course areas include:

• AI tools for everyday work: confident, effective use of tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot and others in real workplace tasks.
• AI governance and safe use: data protection, confidentiality, accuracy, responsible use and practical policy for smaller organisations.
• Workflow adoption: redesigning everyday processes around AI so teams become more productive in a consistent, sustainable way.
• Automation: connecting tools and automating routine tasks to remove repetitive work.
• Low-code building: building useful internal tools, apps and agents without a software development background.

This list is indicative rather than fixed. If you bring depth in a related, practical area of applied AI, we would still like to hear from you.

The role

As a freelance associate trainer, you would deliver one or more of our courses to an agreed course outline, adapting within it to suit the group in the room. Course materials and structure are provided; your job is to bring current tooling, genuine practice and workplace context to the session, and to teach in a way that leaves participants able to apply what they have learned the next working day.

Courses will run in a mix of formats: open courses where individuals book a place, and in-house sessions delivered to a single employer's team.

Most delivery is online, which lets us reach professionals and businesses wherever they are. In-house employer days are often delivered in person, and there are occasional in-person open days in Sussex and the South East where there is local demand. You would be told the format, audience and any venue for each engagement in advance.

Shortlisted applicants are asked to deliver a short micro-teach, around fifteen minutes, to a small panel as part of selection, so we can see how you teach as well as what you know.

What you would do

Delivery and teaching

• Deliver courses to the agreed outline, adapting the level and examples to the group.
• Run hands‑on, practical sessions built around real workplace scenarios rather than theory.
• Keep your own knowledge of tools and good practice current, as this field moves quickly.

Participant experience and outcomes

• Make sessions welcoming and accessible for non-technical professionals, including those who feel hesitant about AI.
• Help participants leave with practical changes they can apply to their own work straight away.
• Give clear, constructive guidance during practical exercises.

Quality and professional conduct

• Deliver to TechNative's quality standards and reflect the organisation well in front of employers and the public.
• Give feedback on course materials so we can improve the range over time.
• Handle any participant or organisational data encountered during delivery responsibly and in line with our guidance.

What we are looking for

Essential

• Genuine, current, hands‑on use of AI tools in real work.
• Strong facilitation and training skills, with the ability to teach non-technical audiences clearly and patiently.
• Depth in at least one of the course areas above.
• Reliability, professionalism and comfort working on a freelance basis.
• Eligibility to work in the UK and to operate as a freelancer or through your own company.

Desirable

• Experience delivering training to SMEs or professional teams.
• Breadth across several of the course areas.
• Familiarity with AI governance, automation or low-code tooling.
• A professional network you can draw on, particularly across Sussex and the South East.

Engagement details

This is a freelance associate engagement, not employment. You would be engaged per course or per day at a rate of £400-£500 per delivery day, depending on experience and the type of course, agreed in advance of each engagement.

Course materials and curriculum are being designed in house, though we invite contribution from our associate trainer base as an extension of the training roles. We expect to build an ongoing relationship with our associate training team, with regular work planned as the range of delivery grows.

Commitment to safeguarding

TechNative Digital is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone we work with. All engagements are subject to: right to work in the UK verification, identity and qualifications checks, satisfactory references, and a basic DBS check.

Equality and diversity

TechNative Digital is committed to being an inclusive organisation and to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We believe our work is stronger for a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and lived experience, and we particularly welcome applications from people who are under‑represented in the digital, training and education sectors. We are happy to discuss flexible working and any adjustments you may need during the recruitment process or in the role.